tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188307231100658311.post2607448476375941651..comments2020-06-01T16:24:55.438-04:00Comments on Ben Aquila's blog: Mayor Pete jumps to second in Iowa, according latest pollBen Aquilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05770124209873158340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188307231100658311.post-87382270064933423352019-10-24T22:27:46.187-04:002019-10-24T22:27:46.187-04:00Iowa is important because 1. It will be the first ...Iowa is important because 1. It will be the first state to to &quot;vote&quot; for their choice for Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party on Monday Night, February 3, 2020. and 2. The winner of Iowa has gone on to win the Democratic Party for President every year since 1996. Democratic candidates for President can &quot;break out&quot; in Iowa, a state as big as England area wise with only three million people by engaging in one-on-one politics. Iowa Democrats do not actually &quot;vote&quot; on February 3- they &quot;caucus&quot; at night in homes and schools and other gathering places to pick their delegates to their state convention who are pledged to different candidates for President. The Democratic Party nominee will actually be chosen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the week of July 13, 2020 once Democrats in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories choose their delegates to the national convention. If Mayor Pete manages to win in Iowa, it will be a thunderbolt of a political upset -- and put him in the lead for the nomination. Eddi Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365026406880360184noreply@blogger.com